PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania football team revealed its captains for the 2024 season on Tuesday morning. As tradition, the three players were selected by their teammates during preseason camp.
Seniors
Paul Jennings,
Shiloh Means, and
Aidan Sayin will take on these important roles of captains for the Quakers' upcoming campaign.
Jennings, a defensive lineman, appeared in all 10 games during both the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The senior was awarded honorable mention All-Ivy honors last year.
Means will play his final season for the Red and Blue in 2024. The defensive back was named first-team All-Ivy for the 2023 season and started in all 10 games, recording a team-leading three interceptions.
Sayin will reprise his role as captain for the Quakers. In 2023, the starting quarterback was awarded with honorable mention All-Ivy honors for the second time. Starting all 10 games under center, he finished second among Ivy QBs in completions (278) and passing yards (2,805) and third in touchdowns (16). Sayin enters the 2024 season ranked second among Penn quarterbacks all time in pass attempts (983), third in passing yards (6,069) and completions (619), and fourth in TD passes (39).
The Quakers open the 2024 football season on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Delaware, with a kickoff set for 6 p.m. Penn will hold its home opener at Franklin Field the following weekend on Sept. 28 against Colgate at 1 p.m.
Tickets—both season and single game—for the upcoming year are available to purchase
HERE or by calling the ticket office at 215-898-6151.
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